Days Go By Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Days Go By in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: D – G – D – G
Days Go By sits in D major: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: D is D, F# and A; G is G, B and D. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DIGIVDIGIV
- DD · F# · A
- GG · B · D
782 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Hurrying footsteps
Calm steps in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4& (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in 642 songs of the library.
Hurrying footstepsRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Pop stabs
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Pop stabsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 110 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: D – G – D
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DGD

What chords are in Days Go By?

The loop is D – G – D – G (I – IV – I – IV) in D major, and the song ends on D – G – D.

What key is Days Go By in?

D major, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Days Go By?

Hurrying footsteps: root bass · 1 · 2 · 3 · 3& · 4 · 4&, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Days Go By easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.